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colonyUK:*/ˈkɒləni/US:/ˈkɑləni/ ,(kol′ə nē)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 colony n (people: settlement) (人)聚居地;殖民地;殖民地The first colonies were established there in the 17th century. colony n (insects: group) (昆虫等)群落,集群There's an ant colony at the edge of my garden. 复合形式: leper colony n (place for people with leprosy)麻风病人隔离区,麻风瘟疫区 nudist colony n dated (community of naturists)裸体社区 penal colony n (remote prison)流放地Many countries used to have penal colonies on remote and barren islands.Australia was once a penal colony. |